A LORRY driver was kidnapped and taken on a four-hour terror ride by thieves who stole his £60,000 cargo of beer.

A LORRY driver was kidnapped and taken on a four-hour terror ride by thieves who stole his £60,000 cargo of beer.

The terrified 48-year-old was abducted at Corley services on the northbound M6, near Coventry, and driven around Warwickshire before being dumped on the side of the road.

Two other members of the three-man gang stole his white Iveco lorry which contained 24 pallets of Stella Artois, Carling and Budweiser lager.

Detectives believe the lorry driver from Kent was heading for a Wolverhampton warehouse when he was followed up the M6 by the raiders, who struck in the services car park.

Detectives were today reviewing CCTV tapes covering the M6 and the services hoping the raiders were caught in the act on camera.

The lorry-load of beer has not been found and Det Con Neil Reader, of Atherstone CID, said he suspected the alcohol would be sold cheaply through pubs and warehouses.

"The driver was not injured but was very shaken by being driven around for such a long time," he said. "We would hope that plenty of people would have been around the services at that time of day and we are also checking the tapes."

The trucker was eventually freed on the B4114 at Shustoke, near Coleshill. He walked to the town's police station to report the incident.

All three of the raiders were said to have been Asian. Anyone with information should call Atherstone CID on 01827 718 092.

Details can also be left anonymously through the Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.